Belgium vs Chile: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Belgium
4,731 tonnes
in 2018
Chile
4,507 tonnes
in 2018
Belgium rank
79th
Chile rank
80th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Belgium
- Chile
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4,731 tonnes against 4,507 tonnes in Chile, a difference of 224 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 79th and Chile ranks 80th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17,595 tonnes | 8,251 tonnes | 9,344 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1960s | 19,767 tonnes | 184,086 tonnes | 164,319 tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 14,752 tonnes | 105,470 tonnes | 90,719 tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 9,195 tonnes | 47,350 tonnes | 38,155 tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 7,914 tonnes | 89,347 tonnes | 81,432 tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 7,300 tonnes | 41,836 tonnes | 34,536 tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 8,888 tonnes | 24,141 tonnes | 15,253 tonnes | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Belgium or Chile?
- Belgium, at 4,731 tonnes against 4,507 tonnes in Chile as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Belgium and Chile?
- 224 tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Chile rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Belgium ranks 79th and Chile ranks 80th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Wild fish catch from bottom trawling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.